“When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.” These are famous and not unexpected words from Richard Nixon in his
Category: Obama
Obama and Romney woo Wall Street donors
According to a recent article in the New York Times, a few weeks before announcing his re-election campaign, President Obama invited two dozen Wall
Transparency has a cloudy future
Should companies bidding for government contracts be required to disclose their political donations? An executive order under consideration by President Obama says, “Yes.” But
Racial politics and Obama: A new era?
Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, published in 1965 two issues on “The Negro American.” Some 56 years later,
My political journey since the election of Barack Obama
I have always identified as a Democrat. When I heard Barack Obama speak at the Democratic convention in 2004, I blurted out to the
Obama’s moral understanding vs. Bush’s swagger
Watching the coverage of President Obama’s speech about the killing of Osama bin Laden, I find myself in agreement with various friends (on Facebook
“Birther” bills: alive & dead in state legislatures
Once again, Arizona is leading the way—backwards. On April 14, 2011, the Arizona legislature passed HB 2177, a “birther” bill that would require presidential
The courage to raise taxes
Walter Mondale. Are you excited yet? Many Americans will not recognize his name. He served as Jimmy Carter’s Vice-President from 1977-1981 and was the
Same old song: American racism, American plutocracy
1. At a town hall meeting on Tuesday, February 22, a supporter of Georgia Republican Paul Broun asked the U.S. representative, “Who’s going to
Presidential promise kept: Stopping stop-loss
President Obama is about to deliver on one of his promises, as his administration ends the military policy known as “stop-loss” next month [March